Turning the Tide: Banking apps see sharp drop in critical flaws

Is the financial industry finally getting a grip on its application security challenges? New figures reveal the number of critical vulnerabilities found in our security assessments of online banking apps decreased in 2017. A third of apps contained no critical flaws at all — down from almost every app tested in 2016. But we still found significant risk levels, including weaknesses in 94% of apps tested that leave sensitive client information and personal data exposed.